Tag: Drug
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Colorado man sentenced to 40 years in prison for distributing meth
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A man was sentenced to 40 years in prison for distributing meth, according to Boulder County authorities. Michael Kaiser entered guilty pleas and was sentenced Wednesday, authorities said. Authorities said in one case, Kaiser sold hundreds of grams of 458 grams of meth to an…
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Colorado Supreme Court questions 2020 change to child neglect laws
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Colorado Supreme Court pondered on Tuesday what the legislature meant to happen when it changed the state’s child neglect laws in 2020 to require more than a positive drug test at birth to deem a child neglected. The debate centered on the wording lawmakers chose to…
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In rare do-over, appeals court changes reasons for ordering new Denver assault trial
In an unusual move, Colorado’s second-highest court last month withdrew its opinion ordering a new trial for a man convicted of assault, then issued a new decision with heavily modified reasoning. Originally, a three-judge panel for the Court of Appeals overturned Amos Rogers’ criminal convictions and 64-year sentence in October. It reasoned a Denver trial judge improperly…
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Colorado appeals court issues rulings on drug money, Pueblo councilman’s vandalism
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Colorado’s second-highest court on Thursday decided a pair of cases involving financial restitution to crime victims, finding defendants are not obligated to repay police departments for money used in drug purchases and also upholding a Pueblo council member’s duty to pay $3,800 for his vandalism.…
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Traffic stop in Wheat Ridge leads to seizure of 3,500 fentanyl pills
A routine traffic stop ended with the Wheat Ridge Police Department finding thousands of fentanyl pills, authorities said in a Facebook post. Officers pulled over a driver for failure to come to a stop and an expired temporary tag on Wednesday morning, the police said. A search of the vehicle led to the seizing of approximately…